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# How to set up a public holiday calendar

Public holidays are the perfect breaks — they're mandatory and they don't take away from your leave balance. Pause ensures you see public holidays coming well in advance so you can plan your projects accordingly.

[Admins](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/make-a-teammate-an-admin-gh6acw/) can set up different public holiday calendars for organisations based on different locations.

## Set up a public holiday calendar

**Step 1:** Select the **Leave Policy** icon on the top navigation bar.

**Step 2:** Click **Add new** under the Public Holiday section. A panel on the right will open.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/7d36e8ce1f78fc00/df7eddac-10a8-444b-aad6-5ed044_18mt07z.png)

**Step 3:** Select the **Calendar based on geography,** select country and state and then press **Next**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/bd00922db28d4000/c905c9c0-1238-482e-b749-bdecfc_1k9bv0v.png)

**Step 4:** A list of holidays will be imported. You can add to and edit this list from here as well.

**Step 5:** Click on the **Next** button.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/1673fb2ed3122b00/03067c21-abf6-4ec8-86bb-1961b6_14fiha9.png)

## What's next?

*   [Set up a custom list of public holidays](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/set-up-a-custom-list-of-public-holidays-1vmikzg/)
    
*   [Enable Slack notifications for public holidays](https://support.getpause.com/en/article/set-up-slack-notifications-for-public-holidays-qeud8b/)